Door hanger



A. L. KERN DOOR HANGER:

May 2 1924. 1,494,425

Filed NOV. 29. 1922 liijli- ST PTENT FFIC ALBERT L. KERN, or AURORA, ILLINOIS, nssienoa T nIcHAnns-wILco'x MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, or AURORA, ILLINOIS,..A. CORPORATION or runners.

noon HANGER.

Application filed November 29, 1922. Serial No. 603,963.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT L. 'KERN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Aurora, in the county 'of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door Hangers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the aceompanying drawings.

This invention relates to door hangers and particularly to that type known as barndoor hangers wherein the track that the hanger runs upon is affixed to the outer face of the wall above the doorway. The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and simple construction of hanger adapted for attachment to different thicknesses of doors that will permit of the ready adjustment vertically of the door to which the hanger is attached. and will also permitlateral ad justment of such door toward or away from the wall adjacent to which it hangs. I accomplish this object by the means shown in the drawing and hereinafter particularly described.

In the drawings,- I

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a sliding door equipped with my improvements, certain parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section at line 22 of Fig 1; i

\ Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section at line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section at line H of Fig. 1; and 3 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the bolt carried by thedoor and with which the pendant member of the carrier engages.

Referring to the several figures of the drawings, indicates a trolley track of ordinary form, and which, in the construction shown, comprises a sheet metal plate bentjto form a top wall, parallel side-walls and inturned lower marginal portions, which latter constitute the tracks'for the wheels of a trolley or carriage to roll upon; The track will be supported at intervals, as usual', by'a number of suitably shaped brackets, one of which ishere shown andindicated 11, such brackets being preferably provided with bolts 12for holding the track rigidly in place. The trolley device=shown comprises a frame 13 formed of two plates, in the end portions of whichare journaled suitto doors of varying thicknesses.

able wheels 14;, and a pendant 15 that hangs from the central portion of the frame 13. The pendant shown is formed of a metal strap bent centrally upon itself to provide at its lower end an approximately cylindrical head 16. The pendant is pivotally connected with the carriage frame 13 by a stud 17 which is here shown in the form of a short bolt. The wall against which the track brackets are secured isindicated in Fig. 2 by A, and the door that is'suspended is indicated by B. p I

18 and 19indicate, respectively, aprons attached to the rear and front faces of the door B and, asusual, each having at its upper end a turned horizontal portion that extends-over the top of the doorsaid two turned portions overlapping as usualand each being provided in its central portion with a wide notch, as'clearly shown in Fig. 2. such notches being indicated respectively Through these central notches projects the head of an adjustable suspending'bolt hereinafter described, such notching of the aprons permitting, as will be understood, the attachment of the aprons Such aprons when-in place will be secured by bolts 20, as usual The upper edge of the door is tobeprovided with a deep notch B and also with two recesses B; said recesses being located respectively at a little distance from the ends of the large notch B and extending, ashere shown, transverse- 1y of the thicknessof the door. Located in each of these notches B is the head of a bolt 21 that projects, up through transverse slots '18" and 19 in the end portions of the horizontal parts 'ofthe, aprons l8 and 19, respectively, each of the bolts 21 also passing loosely through holes in the end portions of a plate 22 that rests upon the upper horizontal apron member and bridges the opening formed by the notch B in the up er edge of the door and the wide notches in the horizontal. apron parts. On each bolt 21 is a nut 21*,

, 23 indicates along belt that at its upper end is provided with a head2 i in the form of a rectangular eye, the, upper cross-bar member 25 of which is shaped as a cylindrical bar to adapt itto fit within the cylindrical head 16 of the pendant 15, thus forming a pivotal or rocking connection of these two parts, The header of the bolt is preferably formed integral with the stem thereof as indicated, and, as shown, it stands at an angle to such stem so that when the bolt is in operative, position, as indicated in Fig. 2, and as hereinafter described, such head or eye will be located in proper position to be engaged by the vertically depending member 15. As shown clearly in Fig. 2, the shank of this bolt 23 lies in a diagonal groove B formed in the outer face and upper edge portion of the door B, and projects at its lower portion through a suitable slot 26 formed in the apron 19. A lip 27 formed by partially cutting out and bending up a portion of the apron 19 is provided, and through an opening therein the. threaded portion of the stem of the bolt freely passes. Upon such threaded portion is screwed a nut 28 which abuts against the lower surface of the lip 27 and by the position to which the nut is turned on the bolt the vertical adjustment of the door will'be regu lated, as will be understood. A slight rib 29 on the lower surface of the lip is adapted to engage a correspondingly-shaped notch 30 in the nut 28, so as to securely hold such nut against accidental turning after the proper adjustment has been made. The head or elongated eye 24 will project up and extend partially through the notches 18 and 19 in the horizontal members of the apron, and will also pass through a slot 31 in the plate 22 that rests upon the uppermost one of those apron members. This slot 31 is approximately rectangular in shape, and of a width to'allow the cylindrical head 16 of the pendant to move freely therein. At its ends this slot is cut away, as best shown in Fig. 3, to provide two recesses 32 in which the end members of the head or eye 24 approximately fit, but not so snugly as to prevent the free relative movement vertically of such head when the door is adjusted vertically. By reason of this comparatively snug fit of the head 24 of the bolt in the end notches 32 of the bridging plate, it will be evident that the door will be held true at all. times. It is desirable at times to adjust the door laterally to a slight extent, so as to bring it closer to or farther from the wall in which the doorway is formed, and such adjustments are very readily made simply by loosening the nuts 21 .afte'r which the bridging plate 22 can be moved laterally as desired, and when moved to the desired extent such nuts 21 will of course again be tightened. These movements of the plate are permitted by reason of the heads of the short bolts 21 being located in the transverse recesses B.

By my invention I provide a door hanger that ensures the door being hung in such manner as to prevent w'abbling or sidewise turning, and therefore contributes to the smooth and easy running of the wheeled,

carriage on its tracks. My construction also enables the door to'be very easily ad justed both vertically and with respect to its distance from the adjacent wall, and

when so adjusted in either respect to be securely held against accidental displacement.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a door, of a diagonally-arranged bolt projecting at its lower end through one face of the door and at its other end through the upper edge of the door, means carried by the door for engaging the upper portion of said bolt to hold the I bolt against lateral movement, a nut on the lower portion of the bolt, an abutment projecting from said face of the door for the nut to bear against, said nut and abutment being provided on their contacting faces with means for interlocking with each other to prevent turning of the nut, and a wheeled carrier comprising a pendant connected with the upper end of said bolt.

2. The combination with a door, of a diagonally-arranged bolt lying in a groove formed in one face of the door and projecting at its lower end beyond said face and at its other end extending beyond the upper edge of the door, means carried by the door for engaging the upper portion of said bolt to hold the bolt against lateral movement in either direction, said securing means being adapted to be secured in different lateral positions to vary the position of the upper end of the bolt, a nut on the lower portion of the bolt, an abutment carried by the door against the lower'face of which said nut bears, and a wheeled carrier comprising a pendant connected with the upper end of said bolt.

3. The combination with a door, of a diagonally-arranged bolt projecting at its lower end through one face of the door and at its other end through the upper edge of the door, a laterally-adjustable plate over said upper edge of the door through an opening in which the bolt also extends, a nut on the lower portion of the bolt, an abutment projecting from said face of the door for the nut to bear against, and a wheeled carrier comprising a pendant connected with the upper end of said bolt.

4. The combination with a door having an opening in its upper edge and a groove in one face of the door that communicates at its upper end with said opening, of a slotted laterallyadjustable plate secured to the door and bridging said opening, a bolt lying in an inclined position in said groove and projecting at its lower portion beyond the face of the door and at its upper portion into said opening, said upper end having an enlargement or head extending into and movably fitting in the slot in said bridging plate, a trolley comprising a pendant hingedly connected with said head of the bolt, and means carried by the bolt for holding the door in different vertical adjustments.

5. The combination with a door having an opening in its upper edge and a groove in one face of the door that communicates at its upper end with said opening, of a slotted laterally-adjustable plate secured to the door and bridging said opening, a bolt lying in an inclined position in said groove and projccting at its lower portion beyond the face of the door and at its upper portion into said opening, said upper end having a head standing at an angle to the stem of the bolt and being provided with an opening therethrough, said head having a movable fit in the slot of said plate, a trolley comprising a pendant engaging in the opening in said bolthead, and means carried by the bolt for holding the door in different vertical adjustments.

6. The combination with a door having an opening in its upper edge and a groove in one of its faces that communicates at its upper end with said opening, of an apertured plate secured to the door and bridging said opening, an apron secured against said face of the door and provided with a slot that registers with said groove, said apron also having an outwardly-extending lip below said slot, a bolt lying in an inclined position in.

said groove and projecting at its lower por tion through said slot in the apron and through an opening in said lip and at its upper portion extending into said opening in the edge of the door and through said apertured plate, a trolley comprising a pendant hingedly connected with the upper end portion of the bolt, and means adjustableon the lower portion of the bolt adapted to contact with saidoutwardly-extending lip on the apron for holding the door in different vertically-adjusted positions.

7. The combination with a door having an opening in its upper edge and a groove in one face of the door that communicates at its upper end with said opening, of an apron secured to each face of the door, each apron having a horizontal member extending over the edge of the door with said horizontal members in overlapping relation and each having a deep notch that is over said opening in the doors edge, a plate lying upon the uppermost one of the horizontal members of said aprons and provided with an opening therethrough in registry with said notches and the opening in the edge of the door, means for securing said plate in different laterally-adjusted positions, a bolt lying in an inclined position in said groove and project ing at its lower portion through a slot in the vertical part of one of the aprons and at its upper portion into said opening in the edge of the door and through the horizontal membersrof the aprons and also through the opening in said overlying plate, a trolley comprising a pendant hingedly connected with the upper end portion of the bolt, an adjustable member on the lower portion of the bolt, and a fixed abutment carried by the adjacent apron for said adjustable member to bear against.

ALBERT L. KERN. 

